Theodore Beale
Encyclopedia
Theodore Beale, born c.1968, is an American writer, sometimes using the pseudonym
Vox Day. He has also designed computer games and been a musician.
in 1990. Between 1992 and 1994 he was a member of the electronic band Psykosonik
, which recorded two Billboard Top 40 club play hits.
In 1993, together with Andrew Lunstad, he founded a video game company named Fenris Wolf. They developed the game Rebel Moon in 1995, and its sequel Rebel Moon Rising
in 1997. Fenris Wolf was developing two games, Rebel Moon Revolution and Traveller for the Sega Dreamcast, when it closed in 1999 after a legal dispute with its retail publisher GT Interactive. In 1999, under the name Eternal Warriors, Beale and Lunstad released The War in Heaven, a biblical video game published by Valusoft and distributed by GT Interactive.
In 2000, Beale published The War in Heaven, the first in a series of fantasy novels with a religious theme, entitled The Eternal Warriors which are "about good versus evil among angels, fallen and otherwise". The third in the series was published in 2006.
Beale is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
(SFWA), and was a member of the Nebula Award Novel Jury in 2007. He is a contributor to the Black Gate
blog, and under his pseudonym Vox Day, he wrote a weekly video game review column and other features for the St. Paul Pioneer Press
. He presently uses the pen name for a conservative blog and a weekly WorldNetDaily
opinion column, and in the past was nationally syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate.
In 2008, as Vox Day, he published The Irrational Atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens, a "nontheological" book devoted to criticizing the arguments presented in various books by atheist authors Richard Dawkins
, Sam Harris
, Christopher Hitchens
, Daniel Dennett
, and Michel Onfray
. The book was named a 2007 Christmas recommendation by the conservative magazine, National Review
. Beale's 2008 book, Summa Elvetica: A Casuistry of the Elvish Controversy, was nominated for an American Christian Fiction Writers award in 2009.
Beale holds the design patent for WarMouse, a computer mouse with 18 buttons, a scroll wheel, a thumb-operated joystick, and 512k of memory.
Beale is the son of entrepreneur Robert Beale
. He has three children; his eldest son Christopher published a novel at the age of 7.
has described one of his WND columns as a "racially charged rant" showing hostility to minorities, and has noted the fact that in another column, he compares immigration by Mexicans and others to the US with the Nazi invasion of Europe.
As a contributor:
Video games
Other
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Vox Day. He has also designed computer games and been a musician.
Biography
Beale graduated from Bucknell UniversityBucknell University
Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...
in 1990. Between 1992 and 1994 he was a member of the electronic band Psykosonik
Psykosonik
Psykosonik was an American techno music group.-History:Their first album, Psykosonik, was a hard-hitting techno album with cyberpunk-esque lyrics....
, which recorded two Billboard Top 40 club play hits.
In 1993, together with Andrew Lunstad, he founded a video game company named Fenris Wolf. They developed the game Rebel Moon in 1995, and its sequel Rebel Moon Rising
Rebel Moon Rising
Rebel Moon Rising is a PC game made by Fenris Wolf and GT Interactive. In the future, the Moon has been colonized, and due to political conflicts, the Lunar colonies are rebelling against the United Nations. In the game, the player is on the side of the Lunar alliance, fighting against United...
in 1997. Fenris Wolf was developing two games, Rebel Moon Revolution and Traveller for the Sega Dreamcast, when it closed in 1999 after a legal dispute with its retail publisher GT Interactive. In 1999, under the name Eternal Warriors, Beale and Lunstad released The War in Heaven, a biblical video game published by Valusoft and distributed by GT Interactive.
In 2000, Beale published The War in Heaven, the first in a series of fantasy novels with a religious theme, entitled The Eternal Warriors which are "about good versus evil among angels, fallen and otherwise". The third in the series was published in 2006.
Beale is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, or SFWA is a nonprofit association of professional science fiction and fantasy writers. It was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight under the name Science Fiction Writers of America, Inc. and it retains the acronym SFWA after a very brief use of the SFFWA...
(SFWA), and was a member of the Nebula Award Novel Jury in 2007. He is a contributor to the Black Gate
Black Gate (magazine)
Black Gate is a glossy, quarterly fantasy magazine founded in 2000 and published by New Epoch Press. Using the slogan "Adventures in Fantasy Literature," Black Gate primarily features original short fiction up to novella length....
blog, and under his pseudonym Vox Day, he wrote a weekly video game review column and other features for the St. Paul Pioneer Press
St. Paul Pioneer Press
The St. Paul Pioneer Press is a newspaper based in St. Paul, Minnesota, primarily serving the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Circulation is heaviest in the eastern metro region, including Ramsey, Dakota, and Washington counties, along with western Wisconsin, eastern Minnesota and Anoka County,...
. He presently uses the pen name for a conservative blog and a weekly WorldNetDaily
WorldNetDaily
WorldNetDaily is an American web site that publishes news and associated content from a U.S. conservative perspective. It was founded in May 1997 by Joseph Farah with the stated intent of "exposing wrongdoing, corruption and abuse of power" and is headquartered in Washington, D.C.-History:In...
opinion column, and in the past was nationally syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate.
In 2008, as Vox Day, he published The Irrational Atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens, a "nontheological" book devoted to criticizing the arguments presented in various books by atheist authors Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL , known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author...
, Sam Harris
Sam Harris (author)
Sam Harris is an American author, and neuroscientist, as well as the co-founder and current CEO of Project Reason. He received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Stanford University, before receiving a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA...
, Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Eric Hitchens is an Anglo-American author and journalist whose books, essays, and journalistic career span more than four decades. He has been a columnist and literary critic at The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Slate, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry, and became a media fellow at the...
, Daniel Dennett
Daniel Dennett
Daniel Clement Dennett is an American philosopher, writer and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and philosophy of biology, particularly as those fields relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science. He is currently the Co-director of...
, and Michel Onfray
Michel Onfray
Michel Onfray is a contemporary French philosopher who adheres to hedonism, atheism and anarchism...
. The book was named a 2007 Christmas recommendation by the conservative magazine, National Review
National Review
National Review is a biweekly magazine founded by the late author William F. Buckley, Jr., in 1955 and based in New York City. It describes itself as "America's most widely read and influential magazine and web site for conservative news, commentary, and opinion."Although the print version of the...
. Beale's 2008 book, Summa Elvetica: A Casuistry of the Elvish Controversy, was nominated for an American Christian Fiction Writers award in 2009.
Beale holds the design patent for WarMouse, a computer mouse with 18 buttons, a scroll wheel, a thumb-operated joystick, and 512k of memory.
Beale is the son of entrepreneur Robert Beale
Robert Beale (entrepreneur)
Robert Beale is a Minnesota entrepreneur, founder and former CEO of Comtrol, fugitive, tax protestor and convicted felon who was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for tax evasion....
. He has three children; his eldest son Christopher published a novel at the age of 7.
Views
Beale has been described as a "fundamentalist Southern Baptist." Media MattersMedia Matters for America
Media Matters for America is a politically progressive media watchdog group which says it is "dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media." Set up as a 501 non-profit organization, MMfA was founded in 2004 by journalist and...
has described one of his WND columns as a "racially charged rant" showing hostility to minorities, and has noted the fact that in another column, he compares immigration by Mexicans and others to the US with the Nazi invasion of Europe.
Discography
- Psykosonik (1993) ASIN B000003RFN
- Silicon Jesus (1993) ASIN B000003RID
- Welcome to My Mind (1993) ASIN B000003RIF
- Details Magazine Music Matters Volume 4 (1992) ASIN B000BJBNDS
- Unlearn (1995) ASIN B000003RGH
- Black Box - Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 YearsBlack Box - Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 YearsBlack Box - Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 Years is a box set album compiling songs released on Wax Trax! Records between 1980 and 1993. Black Box commemorates Wax Trax!'s output as an independent record label prior to its purchase by TVT Records...
(1994) ASIN: B000003RGU - Mortal Kombat: Annihilation - Original Motion Picture SoundtrackMortal Kombat: Annihilation (soundtrack)-Tracks :In order by movie appearance#"Theme From Mortal Kombat "##Main title sequence##Liu Kang vs. Shao Kahn#"X-Squad "##Shao Kahn's invasion on Earth...
(1997) ASIN B000000GU2 - Sunyata (2003) ASIN B0001ARVWY
Video games
| Game Name | First Released | System Name(s) | Beale's Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| X-Kaliber 2097 X-Kaliber 2097 X-Kaliber 2097, released as in Japan, is a Super NES action video game published by Activision.-Summary and gameplay:The game takes place in the near-anarchic future of the year 2097, in which the world's economy has been devastated, governments have collapsed, and organized crime has gained... |
1994 | SNES | Music (Psykosonik Psykosonik Psykosonik was an American techno music group.-History:Their first album, Psykosonik, was a hard-hitting techno album with cyberpunk-esque lyrics.... ) |
| CyClones | 1994 | DOS | Audio |
| Rebel Moon | 1995 | DOS | Game Designer, Co-Producer |
| Rebel Moon Rising | 1997 | DOS | Game Designer, Co-Producer |
| Rebel Moon Revolution | Planned 1999 | Windows | Game Designer, Co-Producer |
| The War in Heaven | 1999 | Windows | Game Designer |
| Traveller | Planned 2000 | Sega Dreamcast | Game Designer |
| Hot Karl | 2007 | Windows | Game Designer |
Published writings
As sole author:- The War in Heaven (2000) ISBN 978-0743453448
- The World in Shadow (2002) ISBN 978-0671024543
- The Wrath of Angels (2006) ISBN 978-0743469821
- The Irrational Atheist (2008) ISBN 978-1933771366
- Summa Elvetica: A Casuistry of the Elvish Controversy (2008) ISBN 978-0982104927
- The Return of the Great Depression (2009) ISBN 978-1935071181
As a contributor:
- Rebel Moon (1996), Bruce Bethke. Pocket Books. ISBN 978-0671002367
- The Anthology at the End of the Universe (2004), Glen Yeffeth (editor). BenBella Books. ISBN 978-1932100563
- Archangels: The Fall (2005) ISBN 978-1887814157
- Revisiting Narnia: Fantasy, Myth, and Religion in C.S. Lewis' Chronicles (2005), Shanna Caughey (editor). BenBella Books. ISBN 978-1932100631
- Halo Effect (2007), Glenn Yeffeth (editor). BenBella Books. ISBN 978-1933771113
- You Do Not Talk About Fight Club (2008), Chuck Palahniuk (Foreword), Read Mercer Schuchardt (Editor). BenBella Books. ISBN 978-1933771526
- Stupefying Stories October 2011 (2011), Bruce Bethke (Editor). Rampant Loon Press. ASIN B005T5B9YC
External links
Writing- Vox Day
- Vox Popoli
- Archive at WorldNetDailyWorldNetDailyWorldNetDaily is an American web site that publishes news and associated content from a U.S. conservative perspective. It was founded in May 1997 by Joseph Farah with the stated intent of "exposing wrongdoing, corruption and abuse of power" and is headquartered in Washington, D.C.-History:In...
- Black Gate Magazine - Adventures in Fantasy Literature
Video games
- Game bibliography at MobyGamesMobyGames-Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...
Other